Tomorrow .. the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam for Jujitsu in London

London April 10 / WAM / The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam tour for Jujitsu in the British capital, London, will start tomorrow for the Cooper Box Arena, with the participation of a group of the most prominent jujitsu stars in the world, as part of the agenda of the sports season of the Abu Dhabi Association for the Jujitsu Professional (AJP).
The London tour is the penultimate station of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam series for this season, which concludes its activities in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, next May, amid great anticipation of fans and professionals of the game around the world.
According to the approved program, the first day of the tournament will be allocated to the amateur category, while the professors and juniors categories will be held on the second day, with the tournament to be concluded with the professional category competitions on Sunday, where these battalions are expected to witness high technical levels that reflect the development of the game globally.
The heroism is witnessing a strong competition for the top of the association’s annual classification in various weights, as Omar Al -Suwaidi from the UAE leads the black belt category, 56 kg of professionals, in an achievement that translates the development of the level of Emirati players and their strong presence on the international scene.

In the rest of the weights, a number of Brazilian players continue to lead them to classifications, as Yuri Henrique tops a 62 kg, and Alemida is a 69 -kg, Jerson, 77 kg, and Yanderson Ferrera, 85 kg.
Nearly 50 players from the UAE, representing 9 academies, are Al -Jazeera, Al -Wasl, and Sharjah for martial defense sports, Adma, Al Ain, Beni Yas and Commando Group.

Among the participating names, a number of the distinguished stars of the game, such as the two brothers Omar, Muhammad Al -Suwaidi, Khaled Al -Shehhi, Muhammad Al -Amiri, and Sama Al -Kalbani, who are expected to provide strong levels.
Tariq Al -Bahri, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Association for the Jujitsu Professionals, confirmed that the “Abu Dhabi Grand Salam” series was born strong to remain, develop and inspire the world, discover talents, and make heroes, in most of the famous capitals in various continents, which is the idea that His Excellency Abdel Moneim Al Hashemi, President of the UAE and Asian Federations, First Vice President of the International Federation, in the summer of 2014 and began to apply it from 2015 b 4 rounds in Tokyo, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro and London, then the rounds of Abu Dhabi, Rome, Istanbul, Beijing, Miami and Sidni were later added, and this tournament contributed to making Abu Dhabi the largest developer of Jujitsu in the world.
He said that the London tour is one of the most important technical stations in the championship calendar, due to its wide strategic and mass location within the United Kingdom and Europe, and we have been keen to provide an integrated organizational experience that reflects the international status that the association has reached, and this tour also represents an ideal opportunity to determine the levels of the players before the closing station in Abu Dhabi.
He added: “The Abu Dhabi Grand Salam Championship continues to achieve its strategic goals in spreading jujitsu in the world, and enhancing Abu Dhabi’s position as a global capital of this sport, by organizing professional rounds with global standards that allow players to compete, develop and achieve
The player, Mohammed Al -Suwaidi, expressed his aspiration to achieve a new achievement in this tour, saying that we are very ready for this important station, and we look forward to providing a strong performance worthy of the name of the Emirates and the competition will be difficult, but we have confidence and insistence on achieving positive results that enhance our position in the world rankings.

For his part, Khaled Al -Shehhi stressed that participating in the London tour is an additional motivation towards development and friction with the elite international players, and said that the tournament is a great opportunity to gain experience, develop technical performance and represent the state in such forums a great responsibility, and we will work with all our energy to honor the Emirati Jujitsu project.
The London tour is receiving wide attention from specialized media and jujitsu fans, in light of the wide participation in the tournament and the presence of a group of international names that contributed to raising the technical and competitive level of the tournament.

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